diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 41f4348b62f..9f61e62f435 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -3589,6 +3589,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_put_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 			struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_prealloc_space *pa)
 {
 	ext4_group_t grp;
+	ext4_fsblk_t grp_blk;
 
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&pa->pa_count) || pa->pa_free != 0)
 		return;
@@ -3603,8 +3604,12 @@ static void ext4_mb_put_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	pa->pa_deleted = 1;
 	spin_unlock(&pa->pa_lock);
 
-	/* -1 is to protect from crossing allocation group */
-	ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, pa->pa_pstart - 1, &grp, NULL);
+	grp_blk = pa->pa_pstart;
+	/* If linear, pa_pstart may be in the next group when pa is used up */
+	if (pa->pa_linear)
+		grp_blk--;
+
+	ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, grp_blk, &grp, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * possible race: